Authoritarianism in the United States – a belief system that the ruling elite should enforce strict obedience to their authority by the rest of society – has its roots in the South. “From the founding ...

From capitalism and socialism to anarchism and authoritarianism, this video breaks down the core ideas behind the world’s ...

Mr. Edsall contributes a weekly column from Washington, D.C., on politics, demographics and inequality. Over the past 30 years, authoritarianism has moved from the periphery to the center, even the ...

On Sunday’s episode of The Excerpt podcast: A quick Google search reveals many articles, commentaries, social media posts, and scholarly debates on whether or not America is sliding into an ...

While most people see representative democracy as a good way to govern their country, large shares of the public in many countries are open to nondemocratic alternatives. How we did this This Pew ...

In light of American politics these days, with the possibility of a second Trump presidency looming, many think of authoritarianism as emerging exclusively from Right-wing politics. And while that ...

When Donald Trump won reelection in November 2024, much of the American establishment responded with a shrug. After all, Trump had been democratically elected, even winning the popular vote. And ...

People who support authoritarianism on either side of the political divide have, according to a new study, something weird going on with their brains. Published in the journal Neuroscience, new ...